Kuranosuke Sasaki Movies
- 2008
A seedy private detective hatches an ingenious plan to profit off of a photograph depicting a missing salaryman and a pretty club hostess in this mystery-driven comedy from director Kenji Uchida. Upon receiving a photograph depicting a man named Kimura and the unidentified woman cavorting together, down at the heels private dick Kitazawa accepts the offer to make some quick cash by finding the photogenic philanderer. His first move is to track down his old classmate Jinno, now a teacher at the same school they once attended together. As it turns out, Jinno too is searching for Kimura. The day before Kimura's first child was born, he had told his wife that he needed to work late. Kimura was never seen again, leaving Jinno to take help his wife get to the hospital when she went into labor the following day. When Kitazawa discovers that the woman in the photograph is in fact Ayumi, the girlfriend of a feared yakuza boss, he recognizes the opportunity to make a considerable profit with the snapshot. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yo Oizumi, Kuranosuke Sasaki, (more)
- 2006
Two nerdy brothers living together in downtown Tokyo and laboring in menial nine-to-five jobs decided to kick-start their flat-lining love lives by inviting both girls they know to a "curry party" in director Yoshimitsu Morita's romantic urban comedy. Akinobu and Tetsunobu Mamiya have lived together for over three decades, and not a day goes by when they aren't keeping score during televised baseball games or working together to solve the latest crossword puzzle. Despite the happiness that they find in one and other's company, however, both Akinobu and Tetsunobo are in dire need of some female companionship. Inviting the only two girls they know to an upcoming "curry party" designed to bolster their failing love lives, the brothers are surprised when their invitations are readily accepted; even more surprisingly, the hastily organized soiree is an unmitigated success. Later, as casual romance leads to serious relationships, the brothers are forced to face the fact that they may not be quite ready to cease having fun and commit to true love. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kuranosuke Sasaki, Muga Tsukaji, (more)
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